
Hugh (dean)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Old French short form of names beginning with the element , such as Hubert.
Proper noun
- popular in the Middle Ages, and in regular use in modern times.
Quotations
: Scene 2:-
- I will rather trust a Fleming with my butter, Parson Hugh the Welshman with my cheese, an Irishman with my aqua-vitae bottle, or a thief to walk my ambling gelding, than my wife with herself.